284 THE GENUS CROCUS. 



Stamens shorter than the pistil, about half an inch (0.013 metre) high; the orange Anthers about twice 



the length of the scarlet Filament. 

 Pistil about three-quarters of an inch (0.0.9 metre) high; the Style dividing above the level of the 



summit of the anthers, and shortly produced into sub-entire, fringed, scarlet stigmata. 

 Scape at the flowering-time about an inch and a quarter (0.032 metre) high. 

 Capsule and Seed unknown. 



Crocus cyprius was discovered by Theodor Kotschy on the 5th of April, 1859, 

 in full flower in or above the wooded region of the Cyprian Olympus, above the 

 village of Prodromos in the direction of Trodos, at an altitude of about five 

 thousand feet. It is certainly distinct from Crocus aerius, with which Baker associated 

 it The flower is much smaller and different in aspect; the corm tunic is membranous 

 rather than coriaceous; and the annulate character of the basal tunic is less marked. 

 The scarlet filament is peculiar to the species. 



Crocus cyprius has not yet been introduced to cultivation. 



REFERENCES TO PLATE LVII. 



Fig. 1. Flowering-state, April 5th, actual size. 



Fig. 2. Stamens and Pistil, magnified two-fold. 



Fig. 3. Stigmata, magnified six-fold. 



Fig. -1. Diagrammatic dissection of scap.-. ovary, and spathes. actual size. 



Fig. 5. Section of leaf, magnified six-fold. 



Fig. 6. Corm tunics, magnified two-fold: a. main tunic; h. basal tunic. 



